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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Adapted by Deirdre Daly

The whole play is set in the round with the audience on four sides, making a square. There and four large gaps at the corners for entrances and exits. There are four rostra blocks permanently present in the centre of the acting area.

SCENE ONE - Evacuees Departure. (1 Page) England. September 1939. World War One. Youth Theatre Ensemble Pete/Susan/Edmund/Lucy Mr & Mrs Pevensey

SFX We hear the fluctuating high pitched moan of an air siren. The drone of bombers. SFX Music. One evacuee enters carrying her suitcase and does a repetitive movement sequence to music as she gets ready to board the train (e.g. putting on her label around her neck/putting on her hat/gloves/picking up case/ waving goodbye.) Another evacuee enters and does the same repetitive sequence synchronised with the first girl. Two more evacuees enter and join in the sequence. A few more enter and then more and more until the whole stage is full of evacuees. The Pevensey children enter with their Mother and Father. SFX A station guard enters and blows a whistle. The evacuees get up onto the train platform (the rostra in the centre of the stage.) The company forms a train. SFX steam train standing at platform. All the children wave goodbye. The guard blows the whistle again as the train departs. The Pevensey parents wave them off. SFX steam train departing and travelling. The train moves around the whole space in a big circle then dissolves. The group sit on the floor at the edges of the stage. The Pevensey children approach the rostra which has now become the entrance hall to the country house.

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SCENE TWO – Outside the Professor’s House (2 pages) Mrs Macready 5 Maids Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy Professor Youth Theatre Ensemble

SFX of the train fades and we hear birdsong. Susan rings the bell. SFX clanging doorbell. Mrs Macready So! You'll be the Evacuees. Four We're the Pevensies. All Maids How nice! Mrs Macready Ration books, if you please! The children offer their ration books to the Maids who pass them along to Mrs Macready. Edmund is reluctant to hand his over. Ivy One Margaret Two Betty Three Polly …..and… Nora …Four Mrs Macready Well, I suppose we’ll find room for you. Professor (Appearing on front of main stage.)

SFX Narnia music as he enters. Of course we will. Now let me see , you will be Peter. And Susan. And …. Edgar?

Edmund No, Edmund. Professor (Laughs a little at his mistake.) I beg your pardon. Edmund ……..

And you,… you must be Lucy, child of light. Lucy Just Lucy Sir.

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Professor I'm professor Kirk - this is my house and behold, this is my

housekeeper, Mrs Macready. (So that Mrs McCready can’t hear.) I find it wise to obey her in most things. Try to keep out of her way, especially if she is busy. These are the maids, Ivy, Margaret, Betty, Polly and Nora. I hope your stay here will be happy… and exciting.

Peter Thank you sir. Professor I’m off to hide in my study and work. So I will say goodnight. The Four Goodnight, sir. Professor Mrs Macready will show you to your rooms. Mrs Macready This way children!...... The young ladies will sleep here and the

young gentlemen will sleep here…. You’ll find all the necessaries under your beds. Good night, sleep tight.

Maids Mind the beasties don’t bite! Mrs Macready gives the maids a look and then gestures for them to hurry along.

The Four Goodnight! The children carry their suitcases to their room and get into their beds each in one corner of the stage. The lights dim. Susan The Professor is an old dear. Peter Yes, we’ve fallen on our feet and no mistake. The professor will let

us do what we like. Lucy (Sounding a little uncertain.) How long do you think we’ll have to

stay away from Mummy and Daddy? Susan Not long Lucy. I’m sure the war will be over very soon. Peter Don’t be scared Lucy. Edmund I’m not scared of Hitler! Pause

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Lucy Me neither. Night night. All Goodnight! Lights dim further into blackout.

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SCENE THREE: The Bedroom (2 Pages) Youth Theatre Ensemble 5 Maids Mrs Macready Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy

The lights come up - daylight. The Ensemble drum on the floor with their fingers to make rain. Four maids enter and start opening curtains and tidying the room. Polly Everybody up! Ivy Rise and shine! Margaret Morning! Betty Time for breakfast! Nora Wakey-wakey! No response for them children they are all still asleep. Ivy Peter!… Margaret Susan! Betty Edmund!... Nora Lucy! Polly Wakey-wakey! All Maids (Loudly) WAKEY, WAKEY!!! The children start to slowly wake up. One by one they get up and stretch/yawn. Edmund gets up last. He walks to the window and looks out. Edmund Ugghhhh! It would be raining! Ivy Yes, it’s raining cats and dogs out there. Peter How far is the train station from here? Margaret Oooh, I’m not sure. What would you say Betty?

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Betty Oooh, it’d be a good ten miles. Lucy How far is the sweetshop? Nora Oooh, I’m not sure. What would you say Polly? Polly That’d be around three and a half miles from here. Edmund Great, we’re ten miles from the nearest train station and three

and a half miles from the nearest sweet shop. Susan Do stop grumbling Edmund. Ivy You’ll have something to grumble about soon… Margaret …if you don’t get a move on… Betty Mrs Macready will be here in a tic… Mrs Macready enters but the Maids don’t notice her. Nora …and you don’t want to upset Mrs Macready! Polly Not at all! All Maids OOOOOHHH NOOOO! (They mimic her walk/gestures and giggle

hysterically.) Mrs Macready coughs loudly. The Maids all jump and stop giggling immediately. Mrs Macready Ivy, Margaret, Betty, Nora, Polly get on with your work and stop

all this idle gossiping and prittle-prattle! (Tuts.) The Maids start making up the beds and tidying up. Mrs Macready (To the children.) Well, what are you all dawdling for? The

Professor is waiting…. Follow me! The maids follow her and lead the children.

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SCENE FOUR: A Corridor in the House (2 ½ pages) Youth Theatre Ensemble Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy Professor 5 Maids

The Professor is standing looking at a large painting which two of the Ensemble are holding. Mrs Macready enters followed by the maids, then the children. Professor Good morning, ladies. Macready & Maids Good morning Professor! Professor Beautiful rain today! About your duties, ladies. I must ensure our

young guests enjoy their stay.

Mrs Macready If they are good, they will be happy, sir. (She gives the children a glare.)

Professor Of course, Macready. Mrs Macready exits. The maids move around the space dusting and cleaning but listening in and giving each other knowing looks. Lucy Who’s that funny-looking girl and boy on a horse with wings? Professor Me and my friend. Years ago… Susan You’re flying over a beautiful country – where is that? Professor (Looks at a gold watch.) Oh no! Sixteen and a half minutes past

ten. I must return to my work. Peter What are you working on, sir? Professor Wonders. Yes. I’m working on wonders, Peter. I’ll leave you to explore the house. See you all at feeding time! (He dashes off.) Lucy He’s vanished! Members of the Ensemble become various items in the house. Edmund Hey! A suit of armour.

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Margaret Oy, I’ve just polished that! Edmund Looks like it was made for a gorilla. (He jumps around it like a

gorilla and makes noises.) Peter And there’s a harp in the corner. SFX Sound of harp playing. Betty Or that! Susan It’s playing all by itself. Ivy That’s just the wind blowing through a broken window. Nora Why don’t you go off and explore upstairs? Plly Then we can get on with our work! The Four run around the space. The maids exit. The Ensemble create the shape of corridors and lots of rooms with their bodies. Susan Room after room after room! Lucy And all of them lined with books. The Ensemble create a line with each of them holding a book as if it is on a shelf. As the children walk along looking at the shelves the person at the end of each line moves to the front of the line, so the shelves carry on and on…. Edmund Mostly very old books. One of the ensemble passes him a book.

(He looks at it and blows dust off it into Lucy’s face. She sneezes.)

Susan Look, they’ve got The Secret Garden! Peter Treasure Island! Lucy The Railway Children! They move along a maze of corridors. Lucy What's in here?

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They look towards the rostra. Four of the ensemble become the wardrobe holding four fur coats. The rest of the ensemble melt into the edges of the stage and sit. Susan It's empty. Lucy Except for the wardrobe. Peter, Susan and Edmund leave. But Lucy stays. She approaches the wardrobe. Lucy It's probably locked.

(She opens the wardrobe door and reaches inside.) Oh! What's this? Fur coats. Hundreds of them! (She steps into the wardrobe and rubs her face against a coat.) Leave the door open. (Mimicking a grown –up.) ‘It’s very foolish to shut yourself in a strange wardrobe.’ (Going further in.) It goes on and on. It must be a simply enormous wardrobe.

She pushes her way through the coats, (part of the ensemble merge with the wardrobe to make Christmas trees), pushing her way through the trees she steps off of the rostra, the ensemble set Mr Tumnus's house - table & two chairs.

Oh! Something crunching underneath my feet. Soft, powdery and

very cold. Snow.

Very odd.

And the fur rubbing my face – it’s gone all rough... tree branches?

Christmas tree branches.

And there's a light ahead of me, glowing......

Why put a lamp-post in the middle of a wood?

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SCENE FIVE – The Forest of Narnia (3 pages) Lucy Youth Theatre Ensemble as Trees Wallands Infants – Snowflakes

Snowflake Characters Crystal Elsa Snowy Nell Sparkle Ellie Polar Otto Icy Frankie Twirl Rebecca Glimmer Leanah Shimmer Queenie Diamond Esme Star India

Lucy enters Narnia. Magical music. The Physical Theatre Ensemble become Forest Trees. Soft blue magical lighting.

Snowflake Dance The Snowflakes do a beautiful magical dance around Lucy and through the trees. At the end each Tree lifts a Snow Flake high up, spin them round and dance with them. Trees then take up frozen images at the four corners of the stage. They look like they are listening intently to everything and occasionally move their bodies to listen more carefully. Snowflakes all surround Lucy and playfully in a circle and call out to her (overlapping each other and getting louder and louder.) LEANAH/QUEENIE/REBECCA/ NELL/INDIA Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? Where are you from? ELSA/ELLIE/ESME/FRANKIE/OTTO Why are you here? Why are you here? Why are

you here? Why are you here?

LEANAH/QUEENIE/REBECCA/NELL/INDIA Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? Who are you?

ELSA/ELLIE/ESME/FRANKIE/OTTO What’s your name? What’s your name? What’s

your name? What’s your name? One tiny little Snowflake, Twirl, runs forward to Lucy.

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Twirl REBECCA What’s your name? (She quickly runs back to the

others.)

Lucy (Laughing in delight) Good morning. My name’s

Lucy. The Snowflakes have never heard the name Lucy before. They all try saying it to each other, testing out different ways of saying it – happily/sadly/as if scared/as if excited/singing it/elongating the vowel etc etc.. Snowflakes Lucy… Lucy…. Lucy, Luucccccyyyy, LUCY (etc…) Snowflakes chant a song and dance around Lucy as if playing a playground game. Snowflakes Lucy, Lucy come this way.

Lucy, Lucy, stay and play. Lucy, Lucy, don’t be shy. Come with us and float up high. (More verses that are made up by the group can be added.)

Lucy Who are you? Crystal (Snowflake Leader) ELSA I’m Crystal and these are my Snowflake friends. Each Snowflake steps forward and introduces themselves, then they do their own little movement/gesture/dance move. Sparkle ELLIE My name is Sparkle. (She does a movement.) Polar OTTO (Confident and very cool!) Hey…. I’m Polar! Icy FRANKIE Hello, I’m Icy Twirl REBECCA (Twirling around) I’m Twirl. I love twirling! Glimmer & Shimmer LEANAH & QUEENIE Hi, we’re Glimmer and Shimmer. We’re twins! Diamond ESME (Posh voice) Delighted to meet you. I am

Diamond. (Shakes her hand and flicks hair)

Star INDIA Hey there, I’m Star!

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Snowy (NELL) is too shy to introduce herself. She walks forward and then runs behind the rest and hides. Crystal ELSA That’s Snowy Snowflakes She’s SHHHHHYYYYY! Lucy Snowflakes? Snowflakes (Proudly) Yes, we’re the Snowflakes of Narnia. Lucy Narnia? What’s Naaaarrrrniiiia? The Snowflakes giggle at this. Snowflakes It’s here! It’s here! Where you are! Crystal ELSA Welcome to Narnia Luuuucy. Snowflakes all try to say her name again. Star & Polar INDIA AND OTTO Do be careful though. Snowflakes Yes, do be careful!

Glimmer & Shimmer LEANAH & QUEENIE Trust no one! Snowflakes No one! No one! Snowy NELL (Plucking up the courage) Not even the trees! They all look at the trees. All the Trees pretend they are not listening. Snowflakes Definitely not the Trees! Crystal ELSA Trees have ears! Snowflakes Trees have ears. Trees have ears. Trees have

ears! They continue repeating this as they all skip in a line in and out of the Trees and then they skip off.

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SCENE SIX – Outside Mr Tumnus’s House (4 ½ pages)

Lucy Mr Tumnus YMCA Juniors – Mythical Creatures Mr Tumnus (Dropping his parcels) Goodness, gracious me! Lucy Good evening. Mr Tumnus Good evening, good evening. Excuse me – I don’t want to

be inquisitive – but should I be right in thinking that you are a daughter of Eve?

Lucy (Puzzled.) My name's Lucy. Mr Tumnus (To animals) But she is a … (To Lucy) forgive me – (To

Animals.) I think she is what they call a girl? All Creatures A girl? Lucy Of course I'm a girl.... Creature Leader 1 SASHA You are in fact human? Lucy Of course. All Creatures Of course, of course. Creature Leader 2 CHERRY How stupid of us. Creature LILY We’ve never seen a Daughter of Eve before.. Creature COSMO … Or a Son of Adam. Creature MOSES We are delighted. All Creatures Delighted! Delighted! Mr Tumnus My name is Mr Tumnus and these are my friends. (Mr

Tumnus shake hands with Lucy) The Mythical Creatures wave at her.

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Lucy I’m very pleased to meet you Mr Tumnus, and all of you. Mr Tumnus And may I ask, O Lucy Daughter of Eve, how you have come

to Narnia? Lucy I came through the wardrobe in the spare room. Mr Tumnus (In a rather melancholy voice.) Ah, if only I had worked

harder at Geography when I was a little Faun, I should know all about these strange countries. Too late now. …….. Daughter of Eve, from the far land of Spare Oom and the city of War Drobe, will you come and take tea with us?

Lucy Well, thanks you all kindly. But I can’t stay too long. Mr Tumnus Take my arm, Daughter of Eve. This way to my humble

home… They all walk to Mr Tumnus’s house. All Creatures Welcome, welcome! Creature WILL Do take a seat. Lucy I’d rather explore, if you don’t mind. Mr Tumnus Explore, explode or stand on your head – it’s all the same to

us! Lucy The first thing I do in a new room – I always inspect the

books. Let’s see. (She examines the bookshelf. The Mythical Creatures pass her some books.)

Creature ELLA Nymphs and Their Ways. Creature PHOEBE How to Care for your Unicorns. Creature LEX The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Fauns. Creature LUCAS Mindfulness for Woodland Creatures. Creature MALACHAI Is Man a Myth?

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Creature Leader 1 SASHA (She signals to the Creatures to bring in the tea things.) And now it’s time…

Creature Leader 2 CHERRY …. for a nice cup of tea. Creature TABITHA Oohhh, and we mustn’t forget the cake! Creature ELLA Fruits of the Forest Gateau! All Creatures Ohhh yes, the cake, the cake!! (They all scoff the cake very

quickly with no manners at all. Mr Tumnus gives them all a look.)

Creature LEX Would you like to hear our song now? Creature LAURIE Please say yes! Creature TABITHA We made it up ourselves. Lucy Yes please! Mr Tumnus produces a flute and plays it and the Creatures sing a song, led by their two leaders. Some of the group may sing solo lines. Mr Tumnus and the Creatures LEX & TABITHA: Once it was Midnight dancing

With Dryads who live in the trees And Nymphs who hide in the forest pools And Mermaids who swim in the seas

All: Once it was fun and feasting

With macaroons, melons and mirth And wild red dwarfs dug for emeralds In the caverns deep under the earth

And the sun rode high In a bluebell sky And blossoms shone on every bough In the long ago Long before the snow But it’s always winter now

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Once it was peace and plenty For animals, insects and fish And all the forest-folk went in search of the Milk-White Stag who grants every wish

(Lucy dances and joins in the chorus)

And the sun rode high In a bluebell sky And blossoms shone on every bough In the long ago Long before the snow But it’s always winter now Always winter now

Mr Tumnus sinks down and starts sobbing. Lucy (Rather frightened) Mr Tumnus! Whatever’s the matter?

Mr Tumnus sobs even louder. Mr Tumnus I’m a terrible Faun! I don't suppose there's ever been a worse Faun since the beginning of the world.

Lucy What have you done? Mr Tumnus I’m in the pay of the White Witch! Lucy The White Witch? Who's she? Mr Tumnus She's the one who has the whole of Narnia under her spell. She makes it always winter. Always winter and never

Christmas; think of that! The White Witch told me that if I ever saw a human child I was to catch them. I’m a human kidnapper. Would you believe that I’m the sort of Faun to meet a poor innocent child in the wood and invite it home to my cave for tea so that I could hand it over to the White Witch?

Lucy Well that was pretty bad. But I’m sure you’ll never do it

again. Here have a hankie.

Mr Tumnus blows his nose loudly.

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Mr Tumnus Don’t you understand? It’s not something I have done…It’s something I’m doing NOW! Lucy What do you mean? Mr Tumnus YOU are the child. The White Witch told me that if I ever

saw any human children, I was to catch them for her. And you’re the first one I’ve ever met. So I pretended to be your friend. And all the time I’ve been waiting for you to fall asleep so I can go and tell Her!

Lucy Oh but you won’t will you Mr Tumnus? Please let me go

home now. Mr Tumnus I didn’t realise what humans were like. But now I know you, I can’t hand you over to the Witch. Of course I’ll let you go home….. I’ll show you the way back to the lamp-post… Creature LILY Quietly does it.

Creatures MALACHAI & COSMO (Whispered) Be careful!

Creature WILL The whole wood is full of her spies.

Creatures PHOEBE & MOSES Even some of the trees are on her side.

Creatures LAURIE & LUCA You never know who is watching….

Mr Tumnus and the Creatures lead Lucy off.

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SCENE SEVEN – The Professor’s House (1 ½ pages) Lucy/Peter/Susan/Edmund Youth Theatre Ensemble Maids

Wardrobe & trees reassemble and Lucy moves back through the wardrobe. The tree ensemble melt back into seated positions, leaving just the wardrobe. Lucy I'm here. I'm here. I've come back, I'm all right. Peter What on earth are you talking about Lucy? Lucy Weren't you all wondering where I was? Susan You'll have to hide for longer than that if you want people to start looking for

you. Lucy But I’ve been away for hours and hours. I went into the wardrobe, it's a magic

wardrobe, there's a wood inside it & it's snowing, and there's a faun & a witch and it's called Narnia...

Edmund Batty, quite batty. Lucy Go in and see for yourselves. They go in. Susan It's just an ordinary wardrobe. You can see the back of it. Peter (Mimes as if knocking on it) Solid wood. Edmund Like Lucy's head. Peter That's enough, Ed. All right, good hoax, Lu. Lucy But it wasn't a hoax. Really & truly. It was all different just now. Susan Oh, come on Lucy, just drop it! Hey! I've got a good idea, why don't we all play

hide & seek? I'll be it! Susan, Peter and Edmund all run off in different directions. Lucy stays on her own looking at the wardrobe. The Christmas trees reform. Lucy walks all around the outside of the

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wardrobe and then comes round to the front. She walks into it and goes straight through to the trees then exits. Edmund Oh yes! She's back in the wardrobe. Lucy! Lu! Where are you? I know you're in

here somewhere. Edmund pushes through the trees and arrives in Narnia. Edmund Lucy! Lucy! I'm here too! I'm sorry I didn't believe you..... Just like a girl,

sulking.

The wardrobe & tree dissolve to sitting.

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SCENE EIGHT - Narnia (5 pages) Witch Edmund Grumpskin 1 & 2 Youth Theatre - Cruels Barcombe Juniors – Wolves (from half way through scene.) Senior Dance Group

SFX We hear the sound of sleigh bells as the White Witches’ sleigh pulled by Cruels (the Witch’s Evil Spirits) and driven by the Grumpskin Twins enters and pulls up next to the rostra. Witch Stop! ........ And what, pray, are you? Edmund I'm - I'm - my name's Edmund. Grumpskin 1 Is that how you address a Queen? Edmund I beg your pardon your Majesty, I didn't know. Grumpskin 2 (Sardonically) He didn’t know! Grumpskin 1 Not know the Queen of Narnia? Dania Not know the Queen? Amelia Not know the Queen? All the Cruels laugh Grumpskin 2 Answer the question - what are you? All Cruels What are you? Edmund I'm, I’m …. The Cruels mimic him ‘I’m… I’m… ‘ Grumpskin 1 He’s a great overgrown dwarf that’s cut it’s beard off! All the Cruels laugh. Grumpskin 2 WHAT… ARE… YOU?

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Edmund I’m a boy. Witch A boy! Grumpskins A BOY!!! Cruels (Hysterically) A BOY… A BOY …. A BOY?!!! Witch You are a son of Adam? (Edmund stares) Grumpskin 1 He’s an idiot whatever else he may be! Witch Are you human? Grumpskin 2 Answer the Queen NOW! Edmund Yes, your Majesty. All the Cruels gasp at this. Witch And how pray, did you come to enter my dominion? Edmund Please your Majesty, I came through a wardrobe. Jackson A WAAAAAR ……. DROOOOOBE? Witch What do you mean? Edmund I – I opened a door, in a wardrobe and found myself here. Witch Ha! A door. A door from the world of men! Grumpskin 1 I have heard of such things your Majesty. Grumpskin 2 (Not wanting to be outdone by his brother.) Yes, I too have heard of such

a portal your Majesty. Witch (Angry) This may wreck all. Grumpskin 1 But he is only one and easily dealt with. Amber Let me deal with him Your Majesty… (She walks aggressively towards

him with several other Cruels.)

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Witch (The Cruels Surround the Witch and whisper to her. In deep

thought) Yes…. My poor boy how cold you look! Come and sit here with me and we will talk. Tell me, Son of Adam what would you best like to eat?

Edmund Turkish Delight your Majesty. Cruels Turkish Delight! The Witch takes a bottle and allows a drop to fall, SFX Magic the sleigh comes apart and the Cruels move to the corners of the stage. The Cruels do an evil/magical dance with the White Witch which hypnotises Edmund. The Turkish Delight is produced and he starts to eat it greedily. The Witch summons the Wolves with her Wolf call. They enter led by Maugrim and move around in a circle as a sinister pack and hold positions at times as the scene goes on. Witch Do you live alone Son of Adam? Edmund (With his mouth full) Oh no. I've got one brother and two sisters. Maugrim JAIA (To the other Wolves.) Two Sons of Adam? Two daughters of Eve? Wolf 2 ZELLA/FREYA That’s four of ‘em. Four! All Wolves & Cruels (To each other) Four! Four! Maugrim JAIA Have any of them been to Narnia? Edmund My sister Lucy has. She said she met a faun. Wolf 2 ERIN Do all the people in your world know about Narnia? Edmund No (munch munch) Only me and my brother and sisters know anything

about it. Wolf 3 IMOGEN Are you sure there are just four? Wolf 4 AARON Two sons of Adam?

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Wolf 5 KIP … and two daughters of Eve? All Wolves Are you sure? Are you sure? Edmund (Sleepily) Yes! Wolf GEORGE Does your Majesty recall the prophecy about the four thrones at Cair

Paravel? The Wolves repeatedly chant the old prophesy to a drum beat. With the Wolf leader chanting each line then the others repeating it. It builds up getting faster and faster. ZELLA When Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone/When Adam’s flesh and Adam’s bone MAX Sit at Cair Paravel in Throne/Sit at Cair Paravel in Throne ZELLA The evil time will be over and gone/The evil time will be over and gone MAX The evil time will be over and gone /The evil time will be over and gone Witch NOOOOO!!! I hate that old prophecy. I have replaced it with a new one

of my own.

Witch Two Kings who shall never be King, Two Queens who shall never be Queen, Four thrones which are under a spell Will stay empty always at Cair Paravel

The Wolves repeat the Witches’ song.

Two Kings who shall never be King, Two Queens who shall never be Queen, Four thrones which are under a spell Will stay empty always at Cair Paravel

Witch Son of Adam, I should very much like to meet your brother and your two

sisters.

Wolf GEORGE AND KIP (Smiling) Will you bring them to us? Edmund (Staring into the empty box) I'll try. Wolf 6 ERIN If you do we'll be able to give you lots more Turkish Delight

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Witch I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince. He would be King of Narnia when I am gone. As Prince he would wear a golden crown and eat Turkish Delight all day long. Edmund, you are much the cleverest and handsomest young man I’ve ever met. I would like to make you the prince – some day, when you bring the others to visit me.

Wolf 7 MAX And we will make your brother a Duke… Wolf 8 NINI And your sisters can be Duchesses. Wolf 9 IMOGEN & AARON You'd like that wouldn't you? Edmund There’s nothing special about them. Wolf 10 TOBY (pointing) Can you see two hills rising above the trees? Wolf 11 KIP The Queen’s palace is between those two. Wolf 12 ERIN Next time you come, look for those two hills Wolf 13 NINI …and walk through the woods… Wolf 14 TOBY …. until you reach the palace of Cair Paravel. Wolf 15 MAX & GEORGE But remember – bring the others with you. Wolf 16 AARON & IMOGEN The Queen would be very angry if you came alone. All Wolves (Growling) Very angry. Cruels all laugh hysterically Grumpskins Go back to your country now. Edmund Please, please, please, couldn’t I have just one piece of Turkish Delight to

eat on the way home? Witch (Laughs) No, you must wait till next time. Onwards! Wolves run around the edge of the stage in a circle snarling. All Wolves Next time! Next time! Don’t forget! Come Soon! (They all start howling.)

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The Witch waves her magic wand SFX Magic and the Cruels get back into their sleigh positions. They pull off with the SFX of bells. Witch (Calling as she leaves) By the way, don't mention that you met me, that ridiculous Faun may have told your sister nasty stories about me..... Edmund stays on stage watching as she leaves.

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SCENE NINE Narnia/The Professor’s House (5 pgs) Edmund/Lucy/Peter/Susan Forest Animals – YMCA Infants Dryads – Wallands Juniors Physical Theatre Ensemble

SFX: Music. The wardrobe & Christmas trees assemble. Lucy and the Dryads appear. Lucy Oh Edmund! You got in too! Edmund All right. You were right. It is a magic wardrobe. I'll say sorry if you

like, but where have you been? I looked everywhere. Lucy I've been having lunch with dear Mr Tumnus. These Dryads are

showing me the way back. This is my brother Edmund. All Dryads Hello Edmund.

Dryad Leader SYLVIE The White Witch hasn't punished Mr Tumnus yet. Dryad 1 CATHERINE But she's terrible. Dryad 2 PHOEBE She calls herself the Queen of Narnia. Dryad 3 LUCY But she has no right to. Dryad 4 EVA She turns good people into stone. Dryad 5 IRIS And she’s made it always winter in Narnia. All Dryads Always winter, but never Christmas! Edmund You can't believe what they say, you know? Dryad Leader SYLVIE This is the way… They enter the wardrobe and the corridors transport Peter & Susan to it then dissolve. Lucy You look awful, Edmund. Do you feel ill? Edmund I do feel a little bit sick.

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Lucy Perhaps it was something you ate? (As they leave the wardrobe, they meet the others) Peter! Susan! It's all true. Edmund's been there too, tell them about it.

Peter What's all this about, Ed? Susan Tell us, Ed. Ed Oh yes, Lucy and I were playing - pretending that story about a

country in the wardrobe is true. Just for fun you know.

Lucy bursts into tears and Susan tries to comfort her. Peter Shut up! Edmund But it's all nonsense. Peter Of course it's all nonsense! Lucy I don't care what you say. I know I've met a Faun in Narnia and.... Susan Quick, I can hear Mrs Macready coming along the corridor. Let’s

hide…. Peter The Wardrobe!

The four enter the wardrobe as the trees take up position once more. They all move through the wardrobe and enter Narnia. Peter So you really were here with Lucy. And you made out she was

telling lies. Lucy Come on, we'll go and see Mr Tumnus first. He's the faun I told

you about. Oh look, it’s the Dryads, I met them with Mr Tumnus the other day!

At the end they gesture to the children – they lead them to Mr Tumnus’s house. Susan Is this Mr Tumnus’s house? All Dryads (Sadly) Yes.

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Susan What's happened? It's as though somebody dropped a bomb, everything's broken...

A little Dryad sees a note and picks it up. She gives it to the Dryad Leader who reads a section then passes it on to the other Dryads to read aloud. Dryad Leader SYLVIE 'The former occupant of these premises, The Faun Tumnus, is

under arrest.

Dryad 1 ANNA He is waiting his trial on a charge of High Treason against her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia.

Dryad 2 CATHERINE He is also charged with comforting her Majesty's enemies. Dryad 3 LUCY And fraternizing with Humans. Dyrad 4 PHOEBE Signed MAUGRIM, Captain of the Secret Police. Dryad 5 EVA LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!?' Dryad 6 IRIS She's not a real Queen. She's the White Witch. Dryad 7 CATHERINE Poor Mr Tumnus is in trouble. Lucy It’s because of me. Dryad 8 PHOEBE He’s our friend. Dryad 9 ANNA We've got to rescue him. Susan You’re right, we must try to help this Faun. Peter I agree. If only we knew where they've taken him. Dryads Ssssh! Dryad Leader SYLVIE Not so loud please. It's not safe, even here. Susan What are you afraid of? There's nobody here but us. Dryad Leader SYLVIE Someone’s coming! They all quickly hide.

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The Forest Animals arrive. All Animals Mr Tumnus, Mr Tumnus…. where are you? Where are you? Come

and play! Come and play!

Animal Dance. LILY Where is he? MARLA & BAY Maybe he’s hiding? TRILBY Yes, he loves playing hide and seek! All Animals Mr Tumnus, Mr Tumnus…. where are you? Where are you? Come

and play! Come and play! ORSON Hold on…. It’s very messy here! AMELIE But Mr Tumnus is neat and tidy. ROSA He’s not a messy faun! ARTHUR I don’t like this. I don’t like it at all… LILY Something’s not right.. ELSIE I think something bad has happened. LOHAN & ZELDA Me too. MARLA & BAY I think something terrible has happened. LOHAN/ZELDA/ELSIE/ORSON Me too. ARTHUR/AMELIE/TRILBY I think something dreadful has happened. ALL ANIMALS Me…. The Dryads come out of their hiding places…

Dryad Leader SYLVIE Shhhhush… Dryad 1 IRIS The trees have ears.

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Dryad 2 PHOEBE They're always listening. Dryad 3 CATHERINE They are the Witches’ spies. Dryad 4 ANNA You must be careful! Dryad 5 LUCY Mr Tumnus has been taken. All Animals Taken? Dryad 6 EVA Yes, the Witch has him. All Animals Oh no! poor Mr Tumnus! SONG: The Dryads & the Animals sing a song about Mr Tumnus. This can be made up in Wallands Junior class with Animals joining in on chorus. Dryad Leader SYLVIE We will bring the Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve somewhere safe. Dryad 7 IRIS You must go and hide until it is safe again. Dryad 8 ANNA Be careful. Dryad Leader SYLVIE Now hide! They all exit.

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SCENE TEN - Cair Paravel - The Trial of Mr Tumnus White Witch YMCA JUNIORS - Mythical Creatures Grumpskin 1 & 2 Maugrim

This scene will be created from improvisations in class. It will last about 4/5 minutes maximum. The White Witch is the Judge. The Mythical Creatures all come forward one by one and give evidence against Mr Tumnus who is in the dock crying. The Creatures are all coerced by Maugrim and the Grumpskin twins into making up more and more elaborate lies about Mr Tumnus fraternising with humans. The Jury finds Mr Tumnus guilty and the Wolves appear to take him off. At the end of the trial the White Witch says she is bored with all the Creatures and one by one she turns each of them into stone.

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SCENE ELEVEN - The Beavers’ House (2 ½ pages.) Dryads- Wallands Juniors Mr Beaver Mrs Beaver Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy

The Dryads do a dance then lead the Four to the Beavers, as the children follow them. The ensemble set the tables and chairs on the rostra for the Beavers’ house. The Dryad leader goes up to Mr and Mrs Beaver. Dryads Mr and Mrs Beaver! Mr and Mrs Beaver! Dryad Leader SYLVIE We found these Sons and Daughters of Adam and Eve. Mrs Beaver You’ve come at last! To think that ever I should live to see this

day! The potatoes are boiling and the kettle’s singing and I daresay, Mr Beaver, you’ve fetched us some fish?

Mr Beaver That I have. Mrs Beaver Good. Now you Dryads can all help me lay the table. The Dryads help set the table and bring the tea. Some of them bring on food trays to pass to the children throughout the scene. (The rest of the time they sit around the rostra and watch.) Edmund How do we know they’re friendly? Mr Beaver Quite right, quite right. Here is my token. (Produces handkerchief.) Lucy That’s my handkerchief – the one I gave to poor Mr Tumnus. Mr Beaver Right. He gave it to me just before he was arrested. He said if

anything as to happen to him I must find you and take you to him. Mrs Beaver They say that Aslan is on the move. Dryads (The Dryads whisper the word Aslan) Aslan…. Aslan…. Aslan… etc…

The children repeat it. Mr Beaver Better get down to business, Mrs Beaver. It’s snowing again.

That’s good anyone following you, won’t find any footprints.

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Dryad Leader SYLVIE What’s happened to Mr Tumnus? Mr Beaver (Shakes his head.) A very, very bad business. Mr Tumnus was

taken off by the secret police. I got that off a magpie who saw it done.

Dryad 1 ANNA But where have they taken him? Mrs Beaver They were last seen heading northwards – and we all know what

that means. Mr Beaver It means he was taken to the Witch’s house. Dryad 2 IRIS Her courtyard is full of stone statues. Narnians she's magicked

with her wand. Victims she’s turned into stone. Mrs Beaver But now that Aslan is on the move... Peter Who is Aslan? Dryad 3 PHOEBE He's our King. Dryad 4 EVA He'll settle the White witch all right. Mr Beaver It's Aslan, not you, that will save Mr Tumnus. Mrs Beaver Word has been sent - you are to meet him at the Stone Table. At this point Edmund slips away unnoticed Dryad 5 LUCY There's an old prophecy. Dryad 6 ANNA It says - when two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve sit in

the four thrones of Cair Paravel …

Dryad 7 CATHERINE The White Witch's reign will be over. Lucy (Suddenly) Where's Edmund? Pause Peter How long has he been gone? We must go and find him!

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They all go to leave immediately. Mrs Beaver starts packing bags Susan What are you doing, Mrs Beaver? Mrs Beaver Making a lunchpack for each of us, my dear. There’s a long, cold journey

ahead. Susan But the Witch’ll be here any minute. Lucy Oh, please do come on… Mrs Beaver Nearly ready!...... I suppose my sewing machine’s too heavy to bring? Susan Please hurry! Mr Beaver Come on Mrs Beaver, we must go NOW! They all exit with Mrs Beaver leaving last. SCENE TWELVE – The White Witches’ Palace - Cair Paravel (2 pages.) White Witch Grumpskin 1 & 2 Maugrim & Wolves – YMCA Juniors Edmund Cruels – Youth Theatre

The Witch enters to sit on her throne & the Grumpskin twins stand on guard. Maugrim, the Wolves and the Witch’s Creatures are frozen into the positions of statues. Edmund (Looking at Maugrim.) It's alright - it's only a stone wolf. It couldn't hurt

a flea. Maugrim JAIA (As Edmund goes to step over Maugrim) Who goes there? Dania Stand still stranger. Robin Do not move! Hazel & Alice Tell us who you are. Edmund My name is Edmund.

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Corrina Are you a son of Adam? Edmund Yes, I’m a son of Adam. Daisy What do you want son of Adam? Edmund Her Majesty met me in the wood the other day. Rosa-Mae He’s lying! Sasha Are you telling the truth? Rosa-Mae I don’t think he is.. Jackson Are you? Speak up! Edmund Yes! My brother and sisters are now in Narnia – quite close, at the

Beavers house. Ella What of it? Edmund She - she wanted to see them. Cruels Really? Maugrim JAIA I am Maugrim, the Chief of the Queen's secret police. I enjoy my work

very much! Max Stay here. Polly Don’t move! (A group of Cruels speak to the witch) Edmund I wonder what the Witch, I mean the Queen will do to the others? Amelia That is none of your business! Florence The Queen will do as she pleases. Polly She may lock them up in prison. Floella Or turn them into Cruels - like us. William Or perhaps she will turn them into statues.

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Edmund I don't really want them put into prison, or turned into Cruels or statues,

but I badly need some Turkish Delight. The group return from the Queen. Sasha You are privileged, Son of Adam. Come in! Amina Fortunate favourite of the Queen – Issy … or else not so fortunate. Loreli Come in and meet the Queen of Narnia. Witch How dare you come alone? Did I not tell you to bring the other three

with you? 3 Wolves: NINI/ZELLA/TOBY Answer the Great Queen. Edmund Please, your Majesty. They're in Mr & Mrs Beaver's house.

Witch Is this all your news son of Adam? Edmund (Quietly) No, your Majesty. Jackson Speak up. We can’t hear ya! Edmund The Beaver says - Aslan is on the move. Maugrim JAIA Aslan!? Grumpskins Aslan!!? All Wolves Aslan!!!? Cruels Aslan!!!!? Edmund They're going to meet him at the Stone Table. Witch If I find you have lied to me.... Edmund It's true! It's what the Beaver said.

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Dania Wolves, make ready for the journey. Maugrim JAIA I'll take the swiftest of the wolves to the Beavers’ house. Amber Yes, you must capture them all! Zoe Make speed to the Stone Table.. Rose … And wait for the Queen. Edmund Please, your Majesty, I didn’t have much lunch. Could I have some

Turkish Delight? Witch Silence, Fool! She claps her hands. The Creatures bring him food. Max & Ella Stale bread and water. Grumpskin 2 You’ll get used to prisoner food. Grumpskin 1 I should leave the green bits. Wolf MAX We’ll make ready the sledge…… Wolf KIP …and use the harness without bells your Majesty. Witch Good. Maugrim howls, the Wolves all howl and run in a big circle round the stage before howling as they go off. The Cruels follow the White Witch off.

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SCENE THIRTEEN – The Forest (4 pages.) Mr & Mrs Beaver Father Christmas Mother Christmas Dryads – Wallands Juniors Peter/Susan/Lucy/Edmund Aslan Maugrim & Wolves – Barcombe Juniors White Witch Cruels – Youth Theatre

Mr Beaver Here we are, it's an old hiding place for beavers in bad times. Mrs Beaver Ohh, it’s not very comfy is it. If only I’d brought pillows for everyone… Mr Beaver Listen! (Sound of bells. Mr and Mrs Claus enter.) Mrs Beaver Look who it is! This is a nasty blow for the Witch, it means her powers

are crumbling already! Peter What d’you mean, Mrs Beaver?

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Mrs Beaver You know she made it always winter and never Christmas? Mr Beaver Well look at this! Christmas music. Mother and Father Christmas arrive with the Dryads carrying sackfuls of presents. All Father Christmas! Mother Christmas! Father Christmas and Mother Christmas sing:

Always Winter Never Christmas That was the spell she cast Always Winter Never Christmas Soon the Witchery of Winter Will be melting fast And Christmas is here at last

Mr & Mrs Claus Merry Christmas Everybody! Mrs Claus And now for your presents… Mr Claus There is a new sewing machine for you Mrs Beaver. Mrs Claus We’ll drop it in your house as we pass by. Mrs Beaver (Curtseying) That’s very kind. What a thoughtful present. Thank you.

Thank you very much! Mr Claus And as for you Mr Beaver, when you get back you shall find your dam

finished and mended… Mrs Claus … and all the leaks stopped and a new sluice-gate fitted. Mr Beaver Ohhh thank you. I am quite overwhelmed! Mr Claus Peter, Adam's Son, (The Dryads hand Peter a shield & a sword). Peter Here, sir, madam. Mrs Claus These are your presents.

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Mr Claus They are tools… Mrs Claus …not toys. Mr Claus The time to use them may be near at hand. Bear them well ……

Mrs Claus Susan, Eve's daughter, these are for you. (Dryads give her an ivory horn.) Mr Claus When your people are in peril - blow this ivory horn - and help will come.

Mrs Claus Lucy Eve's daughter. In this bottle there is a cordial made of the juice of

the Fire-flowers that grow on the mountains of the sun. (Dryads give Lucy the bottle.)

Mr Claus If you or any of your friends is hurt, a few drops will make them better.

Mrs Claus And for you all, mince pies & fruit punch to keep you all warm and

toasty. Mr & Mrs Claus Merry Christmas & long live the true King! All Long live Aslan! Father Christmas and the Dryads exit. Aslan enters. Mrs Beaver Look. We're here. There he is....... (they bow) Aslan Welcome, Peter, Son of Adam. Welcome Susan & Lucy, Daughters of

Eve. Welcome He-Beaver & She-Beaver. But where is the fourth? Mr Beaver He has tried to betray them & joined the White Witch, O Aslan. Peter This was partly my fault, Aslan. I was angry with him. I think that helped

him to go wrong. Susan Please - Aslan. Can anything be done to save Edmund? Aslan All shall be done. But it may be harder than you think. Maugrim and the Wolves enter.

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Maugrim JAIA The Queen of Narnia desires a safe conduct to come & speak with you

on a matter which is as much to your advantage as it is hers.

Mrs Beaver Queen of Narnia, indeed! Of all the cheek!

Aslan Peace Mrs Beaver. All names will soon be restored to their proper owners. Tell your mistress, that I grant her safe conduct if she will leave her wand behind.

All Wolves Agreed. Maugrim and the Wolves move to the corners of the stage. Susan (To Lucy) What did he mean, 'All names will be returned to their rightful

owners?' Aslan (Overhearing Susan.) As it is foretold. You will be Kings & Queens of

Narnia and sit on the four thrones of Cair Paravel. The Witch enters with the two Grumpskins, Edmund and the Cruels. Witch I have a traitor here Aslan. (She pushes Edmund forward and he joins his

brother & sisters) Aslan Well, his offence was not against you. Cruel 1 Have you forgotten the Deep Magic Aslan Let us say I have forgotten it, tell us of this Deep Magic. Witch Tell you? Tell you what is written on the Stone Table you stand upon? Cruel 2 You at least know the Magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the

very beginning. Cruel 3 You know that every traitor belongs to the White Witch. Cruel 4 For every treachery she has a right to kill. Cruel 5 So that human creature is hers.

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Cruel 6 His life is forfeit to her. Cruel 7 His blood is her property. Peter Come and take it then! Witch Fools! Do you think your master can rob me of my rights by mere force? Cruel 8 He knows the Deep Magic better than that. Cruel 9 He knows the law. Cruel 10 That unless the Queen has blood, all Narnia will be overturned… Cruel 11 And it will perish in fire & water. Aslan It is true. I do not deny it. Come. (To the Witch) We will talk alone. (Aslan & the Witch walk across stage to have a private conversation) Aslan (Turning back) The matter is settled. She has renounced the claim on

your brother's blood. All Cruels But how do we know the promise will be kept? Aslan SFX Roooaaarr!! The White Witch moves quickly to her Wolves at the side. Aslan There is work to be done. Come! (Aslan et al exit.) The White Witch moves forward once Aslan has left. The Wolves move in from the corners and circle her. Witch We must prepare for Battle. Wolf Dance preparing for Battle. (The White Witch either watches them or could be part of the dance?)

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SCENE FOURTEEN – The Stone Table (4 pgs) Aslan Susan Lucy White Witch Cruels – Senior dance group Cruels - Youth Theatre Ensemble

Aslan is pacing around. Lucy and Susan appear. Aslan Oh children, children. Why are you following me? Lucy We couldn’t sleep. Aslan Stay here by this bush and whatever happens do not let yourself be

seen. Farewell.

Susan and Lucy hide where he indicates. Aslan turns from them and walks to the Stone Table.

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The Cruels Senior Dance group enter and surround Aslan, the rest of the Cruels surround him further away. They all start to move in towards him. The Witch appears. Witch The Fool! The Fool has come. Bind him fast. Senior dance Group - Sacrifice Dance – very Pagan Witch Muzzle him! Senior Dance - As part of the dance. Aslan is muzzled and then tied up onto the Stone Table – rostra. The dance ends with all the Cruels moving in towards Aslan. They part for the Witch to enter the rabble. We cannot see the sacrifice but after a lot of frenetic movement they all step back slowly as if in a trance and we see Aslan lying dead on the Stone Table. The Witch laughs cruelly and they all melt away. There is a long still pause with nothing else happening for a while. Susan (Trying not to cry.) Come on, help me untie him. Lucy I'm so cold my fingers won't work. There is the SFX of an enormous crack, the Stone Table cracks apart & Aslan rises from the dead. Susan What does this mean? Is it more magic? Aslan Yes, it's more magic! S&L Oh Aslan! Lucy Aren't you dead then, dear Aslan? Aslan I am not dead. Not now. Lucy But what does it all mean?

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Aslan It means that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge only goes back to the dawn of time.

But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness & darkness before Time dawned she would have read there a different incantation.

She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a Traitor's stead, the Table itself would crack and Death itself would start working backwards.

And now – Oh children I can feel my strength coming back to me. We now have a great journey ahead of us. You must ride on me.

Susan, Lucy & Aslan freeze as if galloping and flying away. The Youth Theatre Ensemble enter speaking the following dialogue over music underscoring it. They physicalize each part of the verse and remove the stone table. At the end they take up statue positions in the Witches Palace. Ensemble Have you ever had a gallop on a lion's back?

Well, imagine the padding of great paws.

The soft roughness of golden fur

And the mane, flying in the wind.

And you're travelling faster than a train on a mount that never grows tired.

He rushes on and on,

Never missing his footing,

Threading his way between tree trunks -

Jumping over bush & briar

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And rocks & streams,

Wading & swimming over the rivers.

And you're not riding down a road,

Or through a park,

But right across Narnia in Spring.

Down solemn avenues of beech,

Across sunny glades of oak -

Through wild orchards of snow-white cherry trees.

Past roaring waterfalls & echoing caverns.

Up Windy slopes alight with gorse bushes.

Over the shoulders of heather mountains.

Along giddy ridges and -

Down, down, down again -

Into wild valleys & out into acres of blue flowers -

Blue flowers -

Blue flowers -

Look below you.

A toy castle. Aslan No - that is the Witch's house! Now children - hold tight - shut your eyes!

We're going to land in the Witch's courtyard. The ensemble freeze as Aslan, Susan & Lucy unfreeze. Lucy What an extraordinary place? All those stone animals! It's like a

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museum. Or a graveyard. Susan Shhhh, watch Aslan. Aslan is breathing on the statues & bringing them back to life. Lucy Oh my goodness!, I've found Mr Tumnus! Aslan quickly moves to Mr Tumnus & breathes on him. Lucy Oh, Mr Tumnus! Mr Tumnus My goodness, it's the daughter of Eve! (They embrace)

Aslan Our day's work isn't over yet, if the Witch is to be defeated we must find

the Battlefield at once.

SCENE FIFTEEN (2½ pgs) White Witch Maugrim Grumpskin Twins Aslan Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy Wolves – Barcombe Juniors Dryads – Wallands Juniors Mythical Creatures – YMCA Juniors Cruels - Youth Theatre Ensemble Cruels – Senior Dance Group Professor

What follows is a choreographed dance depicting the battle set to music. The Witch is gaining power turning the Dryads (Wallands Juniors) to stone. Edmund sets about the Witch, he reaches out & breaks her wand. The Witch stabs Edmund with her knife & he falls, Peter sees & turns to face the Witch.

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Their duel intensifies. Peter slips. The Witch towers over him. Aslan arrives (unseen by the Witch) with the Mythological Creatures (YMCA Juniors) who take on the Wolves. The Witch laughs Suddenly Aslan is on her. Aslan and the Witch battle together. Aslan roars, then lowers his head. The Witch is dead. Aslan's armies cheer & the Evil Creatures and the Wolves flee. Lucy administers the cordial to Edmund and he revives. Lucy gives her cordial to other wounded creatures and Dryads. They all stand around the Four. The Beavers bring forward four crowns and Mr Tumnus brings four cloaks. Aslan Long live King Peter, the Magnificent! All Long live King Peter! Aslan Long live Queen Susan, the Gentle! All Long live Queen Susan! Aslan Long live King Edmund, the Just! All Long live King Edmund! Aslan And long live Queen Lucy, the Valiant! All Long live Queen Lucy! Aslan Once a King or Queen of Narnia, always a King or Queen. Bear it well, Sons of

Adam. Bear it well, Daughters of Eve. Youth Theatre Ensemble say the following lines which are underscored by music and create images and movement to the words:

These two Kings & Queens governed Narnia well,

And long and happy was their reign.

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All foulness was all stamped out.

And they made good laws and kept the peace.

They themselves grew and changed as the years passed over them.

And lived in great joy and if they ever remembered their life in this world-

It was only as one remembers a dream.

And then one year the White Stag appeared again.

The Four set off on horseback to find him -

And as they followed the stag deeper & deeper into the woods.

They came across a lamp post that was familiar -

Although they could not remember from where.

They pushed through the trees

The trees became - Coats! The four go through the wardrobe once again and tumble out into the room. They stand and stare at each other. The Professor is sat writing a large book. They all tell him what happened speaking at the same time, over the top of each other in excited voices. Professor I believe you. I believe you! But I don’t think it will be any good trying to go

back through the wardrobe door any more. You won’t get into Narnia again by that route. Indeed, don’t try to get there at all. It’ll happen when you’re not looking for it.

Lucy Will we really go back to Narnia again some day? Professor Yes, of course. Once a King of Narnia, always a King of Narnia. Lucy gives him a look.

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Professor Once a Queen of Narnia, always a Queen of Narnia. The children all look at each other, smile and run off together laughing, leaving the Professor, who smiles to himself. He carries on writing for a while then he gets up and opens the book he is writing. We can see the cover clearly. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

THE END